One flew over the cuckoo’s nest, Kesey, Ken
FIRST PUBLICATION: 1962TITLE
The title is a line from an old nursery rhyme about three geese leaving a flock:
One flew east, one flew west
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
Cuckoo’s means crazy, cuckoo’s nest is a crazy home, a home for mental disturbed people.
THEME
The main theme is the conflict between the system and the individual. An other theme is friendship.
SETTING
The story takes place in a “cuckoo’s nest”, a mental hospital in the state of Oregon.
TIME
The year of the actions can be the present but it can also be 10 years ago.